CHARLESTON -- Ollie Mae Jernigan, 86, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born July 14, 1908, in Maroney, Ark., daughter of Henry and Sarena Walls Lyas.
Jernigan was a member of Mercy Seat Baptist Church, Missionary Society, and Eastern Star.
Survivors include a sister, Jewel Lyas of Dumas, Ark.; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, daughter, four brothers and a grandchild.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mercy Seat Church, with the Rev. J.L. Posey officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the church from noon to service time.
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